Chapter 1003

In Italy, in the leader's office, Mussolini sat face to face with several people in suits, who seemed to be discussing something. Beside him sat his close aides and the secretary who was responsible for recording the contents of the meeting. Of course, there is also a translation. Obviously, there seems to be some communication barriers between the two languages.

Some of you are spies from the United States, including translators, who are also members of this secret spy mission. They have been in Italy for several months, responsible for unilateral contact with Mussolini, in order to make Italy fall to the United States in this war.

They took the risk of contacting the Italian government directly, and the result was very satisfactory. The Italians did not give these spies to their German allies, and even invited these spies from the hostile country, the United States, to have a big Italian meal.

Then they met Mussolini very easily, even settled down in an independent villa deliberately protected by Italians, and set up a radio station that could directly contact the United States. Compared with the original embassy, it is not inferior in function. It can be regarded as a small US embassy in Italy.

Of course, Mussolini's main purpose of supporting these American spies, or American diplomats, is to make more profits for Italy at a crucial time.

The cooperation with Germany, for various reasons, made Italy not get the benefits it had expected, and Mussolini attributed all this to the insidious and cunning of German head of state Ricardo.

In terms of French interests, Italy did not reap any benefits because it was too late; On the Balkan issue, they failed because they were too hasty; In the Far North Africa, the Italian army had been reduced to the vassal of the German army, so that after the defeat of Cairo, Italy had no good intention to consult Germany on the issue of Egypt's ownership.

As a result, Italy's expansion in Europe was very limited, and even compromised with Turkey on the Balkan issue. And its expansion in North Africa was shared by the Germans because of its contribution. The result is that Italy's expansion is far from the "New Roman Empire" claimed by Mussolini.

On the other hand, Mussolini did not look up to the German team that rigorous cold style. He felt that it was a very stupid thing for Germany to rely on its own powerful force to win the war through sacrifice. He felt that Italy should have more choices than Germany.

Mussolini, the Italian leader who advocates wisdom, prefers to rely on diplomatic mediation to fight for Italy's own interests... Or he has lost hope for his country's army. Anyway, whatever the reason, Mussolini is now more willing to trust his politicians than the defeated generals.

But it is not easy for Mussolini to submit to the United States wholeheartedly. After all, the third empire is in the ascendant now, and it still needs great courage to dare to announce the change of flag on the premise of border.

Mussolini was quite moved by the bait thrown by the Americans. Once the two sides signed an agreement, the United States will ensure the stability of Italy's existing border and recognize Italy's "leadership" in the Balkans and North Africa.

"You know! This is the most sincere compromise of the United States, Mr. Mussolini... You must know that it is not easy to make such a huge concession. " A diplomat representing the United States sat on the sofa, tasting the red wine in his hand and telling Mussolini.

When he said this, the diplomat obviously had the strength and capital to say so. The United States has taken out many benefits that akkado did not give Italy, including the whole Balkan region and the German occupied Egypt. Apart from other things, the interests of the Suez Canal alone are enough for Italy to covet.

This is also the last benefit distribution plan put forward by the United States after repeated negotiations. Italy and Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union carved up Germany after the war. Italy gained actual control of the Mediterranean Sea, Britain gained the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, and the Soviet Union gained the whole of Eastern Europe

Just look at how efficient the Americans are. The war is still in the stage of gradual decline. They begin to pull up allies and potential allies, and begin to carve up the delicious cake after victory. The brilliance lies in the fact that the cake is huge and delicious enough to make people have an irresistible impulse at a glance.

"You know, Mr. Jennifer, no matter how good the money is, you have to have your life to spend it." Mussolini sat next to the confidant staff began to bargain: "you promised us the terms after the defeat of Germany, but now we still do not see any signs of defeat in Germany, at this time betrayal, not in Italy's best interests."

This is also the main point of divergence in the negotiations between the two sides. After all, Germany has made great progress since the beginning of the war and has defeated numerous countries. There are countless powerful countries that fall under the tracks of the German Third Reich tanks. Even Mussolini is conceited and has no head to believe that his army can prevent Germany from sweeping up the betrayal of Italy.

The great leader Mussolini and all his staff knew that the Italian army could not defeat the German army, even the second tier German army. So he and his staff adopted a delaying tactic, hoping to let Italy bet when they see the outcome.

It's a pity that the war is going down so fast that Americans can't wait. The ultimate goal of the United States to give up countless interests is to let Italy contain part of the German forces and save the collapse of the Soviet German front. If we just let Italy judge by the results, is it necessary to work hard? Time is not on the side of the allies. Once the Soviet German front line collapses, Italy will become a dispensable dead game, and the result is no longer important. Therefore, the United States must encourage Italy to withdraw from the war as soon as possible, and it is better to turn against Germany. The best result was that the Italian troops and the German troops on the front line fought together, and the Soviet troops took the opportunity to consolidate their positions and finally turned over. Then the United States took over gibraltarian, landed easily in Italy, bypassed the strong Atlantic barrier and opened up a second battlefield against Germany“ Unfortunately, we can't wait for the war, Mr. Mussolini, the great leader. " The American diplomat waved his hand regretfully and said frankly to Mussolini: "we don't have to repeat those interests and results. The problem now is that if the German won the Soviet German war, then Italy will have no chance to stand in line again!" " This is also one of Mussolini's most depressing things. Although he followed Germany all the way to the black, he did get a lot of benefits, but he was always in the younger brother's position in the axis, which made Mussolini, who was used to dictatorship, very dissatisfied“ However, as you know, there is a huge German Balkan combat cluster in the north and west of Italy. This group is under the command of general * *, and its combat effectiveness is very high. " Mussolini took out some of his only strategic talents and began to talk about his problem: "the Italian army can't fight this German army alone." He pointed out on the map spread out on the tea table, and reluctantly admitted that Italy's actual combat effectiveness is not as good as that of Germany. Of course, people on earth know that there is still a certain gap between them: "Rome will be occupied by the German army in a week at most. Then everything will be over and Italy will disappear from the world... I dare not take the risk. "“ The United States does not want Italy to become an ally to fight against German aggression. " The American diplomat thought for a moment and replied, "we have a plan, that is to use Iceland bombing to cover our real attempt to attack Norway in the north, but the main force will go south and forcibly land in Italy. At that time, you will have the support of 10000 US troops, and there will be more reinforcements in the future. I think the German army will not be able to deploy another group army in Italy?" Mussolini was not an idiot either. He still waved his hand and refused the temptation of American diplomats: "during the North African War, didn't the 50000 people of Rommel still chase after you more than 10000 American soldiers? Now there is a cluster of hundreds of thousands of people in Germany, and 10000 American soldiers are not enough... "" isn't this the worst plan... Most of our plans are actually based on the premise that when Italy announced its withdrawal from the war and the axis powers, the German army used force. ". However, the assessment report shows that the possibility of German forces using force is only 3% at most, which is not a cause for concern at all. " The American diplomat hastened to follow. After that, he added his own idea: "Mr. leader, please seize the last time, this is your last chance! Once this opportunity is lost, the Germans will continue to annex Italy, while the United States has no power to help you and your country any more! " Recently, some pro German Italian parties, as well as some civilians, have often raised the terrible argument of greater European unity. This is another reason why Mussolini is eager to consult with American diplomats frequently. He is afraid of losing power in his hands, and even more afraid that the Germans will eventually swallow Italy. However, considering that the German J group army in the Italian border area, which has packed up the guerrillas in the Balkans, is afraid to show up, Mussolini feels that there is a dark wind behind him. He thought about it for a long time, and finally got up and gave an order: "let me think about it again! After all, we all need to be more careful about this kind of thing. Help me send some special envoys out... "Mobile users, please visit http://